introduction to 42windmills
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Standard vs custom software.
Tailor made?
• costly, time-consuming,
complicated
• unmanageable
• not flexible
Standard software often too
limited
Create your own applications.
>80% of source code is
architecture and infrastructureWhy re-invent the wheel?
Concentrate on the 20% functionalityThe other 80% has been done already.
42windmills platform.
Concentreer je op de functionaliteitDe technologie zit in ons platform
output: a ready to
use web application
<20% coding remains
save months
only proven
(Microsoft) technology
Build applications without coding.
42windmills utilization
In short: web based business applications
+
datamodel screens
Benefits.
Fast
Benefits.
Futureproof
Benefits.
Open
Benefits.
Secure
Benefits.
Consistent user interface
Benefits.
Easy to migrate f.e. MS Access
How does it work?
The 42windmills development platform is cloud-based.
Design
Enter the data model.
Design
Preview
Deploy
Improve
Customer Order
ProductInventory
Item
Supplier
1 Many
1
Many
Many 1
Many
1
Preview
Immediately check the live app.
Real screens
Solid navigation
Professional database
Design
Preview
Deploy
Improve
Preview
Configure your application.
Data import
Roles/ users
Office Ribbon
Workflow
Export
Queries
User views
Design
Preview
Deploy
Improve
Deploy
Choose what you like best:
42windmills cloud
Hosted with you or a third party
Developers Kit (source code)
Distributed version for commercial applications (ISV’s)
Design
Preview
Deploy
Improve
Improve
Don’t stop improving your application
use the free Online Designer
Migrate legacy applications
automated conversion from MS Access
Design
Preview
Deploy
Improve
About 42windmills
• Development started in 2006
• Collaboration with University of Utrecht
• First customers in 2008
• Microsoft Innovation Award 2008 nominee
• Board of Advisors:
– University of Utrecht
– Wolters Kluwer NV
Online DemoWatch a sample application (login admin, Welcome)